Winner of his fourth consecutive stage on the Doha Corniche, Mark Cavendish conquered his very first Tour of Qatar. On the sixth and final stage of the event, the Brit first witnessed a big fright when he hit the ground after just a few kilometres. Unhurt, he then flew to glory when he outsprinted Hutarovich and Markus to the line. Cav wins the GC ahead of Bookwalter and Phinney. A fine way to start the season for the Manx Missile.